Category: Nevada

Las Vegas Strip Flooded as Powerful Storm Rips Across Southern Nevada

LAS VEGAS, Nevada—An epic thunderstorm swept drought-stricken Clark County in southeastern Nevada on July 28, flooding the streets of downtown Las Vegas and leaving thousands across the city without power. “It was unreal,” said Kim B., who lives in a single-family home on Sixth Street about three miles away from the famous hotel and casino…


Explosion Reported at Hoover Dam: Witnesses

An explosion and a fire were reported at the Hoover Dam in Nevada on Tuesday, say witnesses as local officials later confirmed a transformer caught on fire before it was later extinguished. Bureau of Reclamation Regional Director Jacklynn L. Gould told local media that the A5 transformer caught on fire. It was extinguished about 30…


Explosion, Fire Reported at Hoover Dam

An explosion and a fire were reported at the Hoover Dam in Nevada on Tuesday, say witnesses as local officials later confirmed a transformer caught on fire before it was later extinguished. Bureau of Reclamation Regional Director Jacklynn L. Gould said in a statement that the A5 transformer caught on fire. It was extinguished about…


Apparent Explosion Reported at Hoover Dam: Witnesses

An explosion and a fire were reported at the Hoover Dam in Nevada on Tuesday, say witnesses and local officials. Video footage posted to social media showed the blast and fire. Local officials have not confirmed either but said the fire department is responding. Officials confirmed that the fire was put out, according to the…


Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Obtain Wedding License in Nevada

NEW YORK—Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have obtained a marriage license in Nevada, according to Clark County records posted Sunday. The Clark County clerk’s office in Nevada showed the pair obtained a marriage license that was processed Saturday. A marriage license is not proof of marriage. Representatives for Lopez and Affleck did not immediately respond…


Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck Married in Las Vegas Drive-Through

NEW YORK—Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and headlined countless tabloid covers. Lopez announced their marriage Sunday in her newsletter for fans with the heading “We did it.” Lopez initially made their engagement public…


Nevada Man Charged in 1982 Killing of Child in California

A 70-year-old Nevada man has been charged in the 1982 killing of a 5-year-old girl who disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class in California after detectives solved the case using DNA evidence, authorities said. Robert John Lanoue, of Reno, Nevada, was charged last week in the killing of Anne Pham. Pham disappeared while walking…


Two Front-Runners Fall in Nevada GOP Primaries

LAS VEGAS—Nevada’s anticipated 2022 midterm red wave was forecast to come in a fresco of fiery pink with women favored in the June 14 Republican primaries in three of the state’s four congressional seats now occupied by incumbent Democrats. But with results slowly trickling in, as Election Night slipped into the morning after, only one…


Trump’s Pick for Nevada Governor Ekes Out Win in Field of 15, Advances to Face Democrat Incumbent

LAS VEGAS — Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo hopes that, for his 60th birthday, Nevadans will give him the keys to the office of the governor of their state. He’ll celebrate by going toe-to-toe with Nevada’s incumbent Gov. Steve Sisolak (D). But making that birthday wish come true will be anything but a cakewalk. Analysts…


Trump-endorsed Laxalt Wins Nevada Republican US Senate Primary

LAS VEGAS — Trump-endorsed U.S. Senate candidate Adam Laxalt has survived an unexpected challenge to win the Republican primary in Nevada. With 83 percent of the precincts reporting at 7:27 a.m. p.m. ET on June 15, Laxalt received 56 percent of the vote. As expected, incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) easily dismissed her three…